Thermaltake Frio OCK Cooler Review – better than Noctua D14?

1. Introduction2. Frio OCK (Bundle)3. Frio OCK (The Cooler)4. Frio OCK (Installation)5. Performance Testing6. Acoustics Performance7. Closing Thoughts8. View All Pages

The Frio has been a runaway success for Thermaltake, combining killer performance at a very competitive price point. Today we are looking at the revised and ‘improved' version, the ‘OCK', which according to Thermaltake can significantly outperform the class leading Noctua NH D14.

In January KitGuru published an editorial from inside the Thermaltake laboratory. This was no ordinary, boring look at a list of upcoming products no one wanted to see, this article showed that the OCK could outperform the Noctua NH D14 by a staggering 7 degrees Celsius.

I will be honest, at the time we published the story, I was more than a little dubious. Having had many months hands on experience with the Noctua ‘Austrian Sandwich' D14 , this seemed like a rather tall order. One to three degrees was perhaps possible, but 7c? Surely not. After all there is only so far you can go with air cooling.

So what has changed since the original model was released? The OCK uses six heatpipes, an increase from five, and there is a fatter aluminum fin stack with slightly larger 13cm fans placed on either side.

Supports	Intel® Latest 6-Core Processors Intel® Core i7 Extreme (Socket LGA1366) Intel® Core i7 (Socket LGA1366 & LGA1155/1156) Intel® Core i5 / i3 (Socket LGA1155/1156) Intel® Core 2 Extreme / Quad / Duo (Socket LGA775) Intel® Pentium D / 4 (Socket LGA775) Intel® Pentium (Socket LGA775) Intel® Celeron D (Socket LGA775) Intel® Celeron (Socket LGA775) AMD® Latest 6-Core Processors AMD® Phenom II X6 / X4 / X3 / X2 (Socket AM3/AM2+) AMD® Phenom X4 / X3 (Socket AM3/AM2+) AMD® Athlon II X4 / X3 / X2 (Socket AM3) AMD® Athlon 64 FX / X2 (Socket AM2) AMD® Athlon 64 (Socket AM2) AMD® Sempron (Socket AM2) * Supports All CPUs up to 240W TDP
Heatsink Dimension	143(L) x 136.8(W) x 158.4(H) mm (with 2 Fans)
Heatsink Material	Aluminum Fins Aluminum & Copper Base
Heatpipe	6mm (x6)
Fan Dimension	130(L) x 130(H) x 25(W) mm
Fan Speed	1,200 ~ 2,100 RPM
Bearing Type	—-
Noise Level	21 ~ 48 dBA
Max. Air Flow	121 CFM
Max. Air Pressure	3.12 mmH2O
LED Fan	—-
Power Connector	3 Pin
Rated Voltage	12 V
Started Voltage	7 V
Rated Current	1.2 A
Power Input	14.4 W
MTBF	50,000 Hrs @ 40℃
Weight	1093 g (with 2 Fans)

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